BUSINESS PROGRESS : Territory Distilling
When Allyson and Mason Jones of Territory Distilling considered what their first product would be , they knew what they wanted to craft . They needed to distill an approachable rum-based liqueur with a flavor that would honor
10 family tradition and tell their Oklahoma story .
Aunt Bill ’ s Pecan Candy Liqueur grew out of an almost century-old candy recipe , grandma ’ s newspaper clippings , Oklahoma State University and love .
When Oklahomans hear the name Aunt Bill ’ s brown candy , you ’ ll get two reactions — instant holiday candy nostalgia and memories of hard work with mom or grandma in the kitchen .
The Oklahoman originally shared the recipe in the late 1920s . Exhumed for a 2021 December article for The Oklahoman , Dave Cathey wrote , “ The author , Edna Vance Adams Mueller wrote under the name Aunt
Susan , the second woman to do that for this publication . Her daily column covered many aspects of home-making , including cooking .
That first holiday recipe she published for Aunt Bill ’ s Brown Candy proved so popular , Aunt Susan got fan mail : ‘ One new housekeeper tells me she made that grand candy of ours last year for her lover and now since this same chap is her new husband she wants to feed him on it in their own little new home so won ’ t I please tell her again how to make Aunt Bill ’ s brown candy , Aunt Susan wrote .’”
Aunt Susan ’ s recipe is a family tradition for many Oklahomans , one that Allyson and Mason discovered they shared while
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